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Ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, as shares in struggling lender Bankia fell another 14%.

A government video has asked people to "re-mode" during the London Olympics. But what does this word actually mean?

Philippe Croizon, a limbless Frenchman, completes the first part of his challenge to swim between five continents.

A 24-year-old man who has served more than seven years in jail for murder has had his conviction quashed.

The EU's enlargement commissioner visits Turkey in an attempt to kick-start Ankara's stalled bid to join the bloc.

The government is "determined" to introduce a register of lobbyists before 2015, constitutional reform minister Mark Harper tells a Commons committee.

Social networking service Pinterest is to receive $100m in funding, prompting analysts to value the two-year-old firm at up to $1.5bn.

Controversial comments in Labour MP Peter Hain's autobiography were never intended to undermine the administration of justice in Northern Ireland, the High Court in Belfast hears.

Could the proposal to protect all over-50s from heart attacks work?

MPs have put questions to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey and his ministerial team.

The French privacy watchdog, acting on behalf of the EU, is to meet with Google to scrutinise its controversial privacy policy changes.

Colin Montgomerie says golf fans in the United States are "not as knowledgeable" as their British counterparts.

David Blunkett is calling for guide dog food to be exempt from VAT - saying it is a "far more serious issue than hot pasties".

Priscilla Queen of the Desert is coming to an end on Broadway after months of weak ticket sales.

A man with mental health issues pursued for council tax arrears will receive an apology and £25,000 from Torbay Council.

Watching the big events - from the Coronation to the Jubilee

A new report calls for children in Scotland to start learning a second language as soon as they start school.

24 hours of news photos: 17 May 2012

Lottery millionaire Peter Lavery hopes to turn part of the former Crumlin Road Prison in north Belfast into a distillery.

Three of the four original members of Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles are to leave the group, paving the way for the group's first female performer.